Earthquake cycle deformation and the Moho: Implications for the rheology of continental lithosphere

TJ Wright, JR Elliott, H Wang, I Ryder - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
The last 20 years has seen a dramatic improvement in the quantity and quality of geodetic
measurements of the earthquake loading cycle. In this paper we compile and review these …

A geodetic plate motion and Global Strain Rate Model

C Kreemer, G Blewitt, EC Klein - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new global model of plate motions and strain rates in plate boundary zones
constrained by horizontal geodetic velocities. This Global Strain Rate Model (GSRM v. 2.1) …

Introduction to the Red Sea: its origin, structure, and environment

NMA Rasul, ICF Stewart, ZA Nawab - … and environment of a young ocean …, 2015 - Springer
This introduction gives a brief summary of the main features of the Red Sea and its
surroundings, including the topography and bathymetry, the geology and geophysics, as …

Present‐Day Motion of the Arabian Plate

R Viltres, S Jónsson, AO Alothman, S Liu, S Leroy… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The present‐day motions in and around the Arabian plate involve a broad spectrum of
tectonic processes including plate subduction, continental collision, seafloor spreading …

Kinematic study at the junction of the East Anatolian fault and the Dead Sea fault from GPS measurements

Y Mahmoud, F Masson, M Meghraoui, Z Cakir… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The Hatay Triple Junction (HTJ) is a tectonically complex area located at the intersection
between the left-lateral East Anatolian fault (EAF), the Cyprus subduction arc and the left …

Active faults' geometry in the Gulf of Aqaba, southern Dead Sea Fault, illuminated by multibeam bathymetric data

M Ribot, Y Klinger, S Jónsson, U Avsar… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Detailed knowledge of fault geometry is important for accurate seismic hazard assessment.
The Gulf of Aqaba, which corresponds to the southern termination of the 1200‐km‐long …

Lateral motion and deformation along the Dead Sea transform

Z Garfunkel - Dead Sea transform fault system: Reviews, 2014 - Springer
This paper presents an updated summary of the history and shallow structure of the Dead
Sea transform (DST) and its plate tectonic context. The DST formed in the Early Miocene as …

Crustal deformation along the Dead Sea Transform and the Carmel Fault inferred from 12 years of GPS measurements

M Sadeh, Y Hamiel, A Ziv, Y Bock… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐scale crustal deformation in the Levant is mainly related to the DST and the CFS. The
former is an active left lateral transform, bounding the Arabian plate and the Sinai sub‐plate …

Interseismic deformation from sentinel‐1 burst‐overlap interferometry: Application to the southern Dead Sea fault

X Li, S Jónsson, Y Cao - Geophysical Research Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data are increasingly being used
to map interseismic deformation with ascending and descending‐orbit observations …

Spatial variations of slip and creep rates along the southern and central Dead Sea Fault and the Carmel–Gilboa Fault System

Y Hamiel, O Piatibratova - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Crustal deformation and seismic activity in the Levant is mainly related to the interplate Dead
Sea Fault (DSF) and the intraplate Carmel–Gilboa Fault System (CGFS). In this study, we …